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2020 Health and Lifestyles Survey Questionnaire

The Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) is a biennial monitor of the health behaviour and attitudes of New Zealand adults aged 16 years and over, first carried out in 2008. The HLS uses face-to-face interviews to collect information relating to Te Hiringa Hauora programme areas of alcohol, tobacco control, sun safety, minimising gambling harm and nutrition.

Mental Distress and Discrimination in Aotearoa New Zealand: Results from...

Mental distress-related discrimination impacts peoples’ ability to contribute and participate in society. To do something about mental distress-related discrimination, we need to know more about it – how common is it, who is experiencing it, and where does it occur?

Minimising gambling harm

Second-hand gambling harm and concern about gambling within the community:...

Around 6% of New Zealand adults have experienced gambling harm from their own gambling.

Minimising gambling harm

Second-hand gambling harm and concern about gambling within the community:...

This infographic presents key findings from the 2018 Health and Lifestyles Survey concerning respondents’ experiences of second-hand gambling harm for themselves or for others close to them and their concern about the level of gambling within their communities.

Minimising gambling harm

Pokies in pubs and clubs – participation: Results from the 2018 Health...

This infographic presents key findings from the 2018 Health and Lifestyles Survey regarding participation in pokie machine gambling at pubs and clubs and levels of gambling harm experienced by pokie players and players’ expenditure.

Minimising gambling harm

Host responsibility for pokies in pubs and clubs: Results from the 2018...

In New Zealand, under the Gambling Act 2003, pubs and clubs with pokie machines are required to prevent their customers’ gambling from becoming harmful. This includes venues having staff who are trained in gambling host responsibility practices present while pokie machines are running.

Minimising gambling harm

Gambling participation: Results from the 2018 Health and Lifestyles Survey

This infographic provides high-level statistics of New Zealand adults about the type of gambling that they participated in the past 12 months. The 2018 Health and Lifestyles Survey data shows that the most common form of gambling was buying Lotto, followed by Online gambling, playing Pokies at pubs or clubs, and TAB.

Minimising gambling harm

Online gambling: Results from the 2018 Health and Lifestyles Survey

This infographic provides high-level statistics of New Zealand adults about online gambling that they participated in the past 12 months. Online gamblers were twice as likely to be at risk of having problem gambling compared to gamblers who did not gamble online.

Minimising gambling harm

Host responsibility for pokies in pubs and clubs: Results from the 2018...

In New Zealand, under the Gambling Act 2003, pubs and clubs with pokie machines are required to prevent their customers’ gambling from becoming harmful. This includes venues having staff who are trained in gambling host responsibility practices present while pokie machines are running.

Minimising gambling harm

Online gambling in New Zealand: Results from the 2018 Health and Lifestyles...

With the rapid advance of mobile and digital technology, we can now gamble almost anywhere. The percentage of New Zealanders gambling online is increasing. The majority of this gambling is taking place on New Zealand based websites.

Tobacco control

Disparities related to the age of smoking initiation and transition into...

Understanding trends and disparities related to the age of smoking initiation and transition into daily smoking is important for monitoring the progress of tobacco control strategies.

Compliance with New Zealand’s low-risk alcohol drinking advice –...

This infographic describes how New Zealander’s drinking compares to the low-risk alcohol drinking advice. It highlights that many New Zealander’s report drinking at levels that increase their risk of injury or longer-term health issues.